University students will soon have a way to determine what the atmosphere is like at a bar or a club before they even leave the house.
David Jones, political science, history and Spanish senior, Gary Bernard, biological engineering senior and John Lopez, University alumnus, are developing a company, HowIsIt, LLC, that functions in real time to tell users what the atmosphere is like at any given nightlife spot on any given night. University students can start registering for the site Friday.
HowIsIt is currently only available to University students.
The site will have two phases, a day phase and a night phase. The day phase will run from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. and will preview what is happening at bars and clubs that night. The night phase will run from 6 p.m. to 6 a.m., and people can post on the site to describe the atmosphere of whatever venue at which they are spending time.
“We’re all about the now,” Jones, HowIsIt’s chief operating officer, said. “If it’s not happening now, it’s not happening at